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Phillip Fleshner

MD, FASCRS
Director, Colorectal Surgery Research
Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Phillip R. Fleshner, MD is the Director of Colorectal Surgery Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He holds the Shierley, Jesslyne, and Emmeline Widjaja Chair in Colorectal Surgery.

Dr. Fleshner's main clinical and research interests are directed towards optimizing outcomes and techniques in the surgical management of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Dr. Fleshner has written numerous articles for peer-reviewed publications, including the Annals of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, Gut and the American Journal of Surgery.

Dr. Fleshner received his bachelor's degree from McGill University and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and his Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at the Lahey Clinic in Boston.

He received the Sherman Prize in 2021.

2026 Sessions

Perianal Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Management Revealed Through Video (Short Video Session)

  • Co-Presenter
    • Phillip Fleshner
    • David Schwartzberg
    • Nicholas McKenna

When Medicine Isn’t Enough for Crohn’s Disease: The Surgeon’s View from the Inpatient Floor

  • Presenter
    • Phillip Fleshner

Q&A

  • Co-Moderator
    • Miguel Regueiro
    • Andrew Grossman
  • Panelist
    • Benjamin Cohen
    • Phillip Fleshner
    • Christina Ha
    • Parambir Dulai

The Debate - Kono-S Anastomosis: Game Changer or Surgical Hype?

  • Co-Presenter
    • Alessandro Fichera
    • Phillip Fleshner

Case Discussion: Perianal Problems

  • Invited Co-Team Leader
    • Paulo Kotze
    • Jana Al Hashash
  • Panelist
    • Aline Charabaty
    • Phillip Fleshner
    • Katherine Falloon
    • Hans Herfarth
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